Longtown Primestock Sale Report

C&D Auction Marts Limited had forward 8,705 sheep comprising of 4,251 prime lambs and 4,454 cast ewes & rams at their weekly sale at Longtown on Thursday 18th November 2021.

Another good show of cast cows forward with quality in demand. The sale topped at 164p for a Limousin cow shown by WN Douglas, Catslackburn, Yarrow, which also topped the price per head at £1,213, other Limousins to 134p from N Calvert & Son, Greensburn, Brampton with Angus cows selling to 130p (x2) from Kirkhill Farms, Moffat. More numbers as always are required on a weekly basis to satisfy buyer demand.  

Another large entry of 4,251 prime lambs were forward to the same ring of 13 competitive purchasers utilising 39 active accounts ensuring all classes were well bid for, being slightly easier on the week albeit dearer than other centres at the beginning of the week.  

What a trade for a very mixed show. Fed lambs and well finished lambs demanded a premium and were definitely sold to vendor advantage.

Top price per kilo of 362p for Texel lambs from EJC Dean, Kirk House, Brampton, who’s outstanding run of lambs averaged £135.71 and 319ppk. An abundance of lambs sailed over 300ppk and the best export lambs were seriously short of purchaser requirements.  

Top per head of £172 for Beltex lambs shown by C Jackson, Langdyke Cottage, Ecclefechan. A further 14 pens of sheep sailed over £160 with countless pens £150+.

A great run of 145 heavy lambs consigned by Messrs Conaghan, West Scales topping at £140 twice achieving an average per head of £134.01.

Mules again selling well, topping at £150 and £144 for hefty lambs consigned by Messrs Storey, Tinnis Hall. Messrs Gass, Nunscleugh sold a fantastic pen of 69 English Mules soaring to £130.50 and 261ppk. Get your lambs into the market to sell live, as week on week auction marts lead the way providing a competitive marketplace instead of a dead weight dictatorship. Sell live and thrive.

All classes of well fed and properly finished prime lambs are keenly sought after on a weekly basis to satisfy an ever-growing customer base here at Longtown. For further enquiries please contact our auctioneers who will be pleased to take your calls.

An overall sale average of 273.4p (SQQ 275.4p) was achieved.  

PRINCIPAL PRICES (PER KILO)

Texel 362p, 359p Kirk House, 336p, 327p West Grange, 316p Errington, 312p Rigfoot & Howard House, 311p Dipton, 310p Kirk House & Rigfoot.        

Beltex 328p Rigfoot, 316p Gallowberry, 310p Thornthwaite Close, 309p Crawthat, 308p Walton Highrigg, 307p Kilnford Croft & Longrow Cottage, 306p Dashwell Green, 305p Craigdhu, 300p Gallowberry, Aspatria Hall & Drumburn.        

Cheviot 304p Kilnford Croft, 300p Catslackburn, 299p Kilnford Croft & Langholm, 283p West Millhills, 280p Balure.  

Suffolk 295p Catslackburn, 293p Whitstonehill, 284p, 283p Rigfoot, 282p West Scales & High Cattadale, 281p Chirdon & Tinnishall.  

Dutch Texel 290p Chirdon, 280p Riggshield.  

Charollais 287p Westernhopeburn, 279p Moss Side & Hallburn, 277p Tinnishall & Ashley Park, 276p Tinnishall.   

Easycare 277p Stewartfield, 272p, 270p Eland Hall.   

Mule 276p Killeonan, 273p Langholm, 270p Drumgrange, 267p Low Stokoe, 266p Tinnishall, 261p Riggshield & Nunscleugh, 260p Low Eals.     

Half-bred 276p High Moat.

North Country Cheviot 273p, 267p Earlside.

Cheviot Mule 271p Solwaybank, 269p Faebit, 268p Thornship.

Blackface 265p Killeonan, 263p Tayvallich & Killeonan, 260p Drumgrange 258p Chapelhope, 257p Drumgrange.    

PRINCIPAL PRICE (PER HEAD)

Beltex £172 Langdyke Cottage, £168 Craigdhu, £167, £165 Aspatria Hall, £158 Craigdhu, £155 Whitstonehill.

Texel £170 Kilnford Croft & Luce Mains, £165 Gallowberry, £164 Middle Farm, Whitstonehill & Low Leam, £160 Solwaybank, £159 Middle.    

North Country Cheviot £169 Earlside.  

Suffolk £165 Cowburnrigg & Gerston £164 Whitstonehill, £159 Tone Hall, £158 Whitstonehill, £150 Aspatria Hall.   

Charollais £158 Ashley Park.  

Half-bred £157 High Moat.  

Mule £150, £144 Tinnishall, £135 Tone Hall, £130.50 Nunscleugh, £129.50, Low Leam

Cheviot Mule £150 Thornship.

Dutch Texel £143 Riggshield.  

Oxford £140 Guards.  

Cheviot £139 Kirkton, £137 Kilnford Croft, £133 Kirkton, £130 Townhead Cottage. 

A similar show of 4,454 ewes were forward, best bred Beltex and Texels sold to insane rates whilst big meated ewes maintained last weeks high rates of return. Leaner sorts seemed a tad more difficult to place.

All classes of ewes are expected to firm in the coming weeks and entries are required for next weeks sale.  

Best bred Texel ewes sold to a top of £242 from C Ryrie, East Kirk, Caithness. With a further 9 pens of ewes breaching £200 and countless pens selling over £190.

Light ewes sold to £108 for Cheviots from A Reid & Co., Glendearg, Eskdalemuir. Blackface ewes topped at £98 Philiphaugh Estate, Dryhope, Selkirk.

Rams topped at £230 for a pair of oversized Bluefaced Leicesters from RA McClymont & Son, Kirksteads, Yarrow.

All quantities of ewes are required for this week’s sale as the ewe trade has improved and more ewes can be sold on a weekly basis to vendor’s advantage. Please do not hesitate to contact our auctioneers for further entries or enquiries.  

HEAVY EWES

Texel £242 East Kirk, £226 Bascodyke Foot, £225 Low Leam, £218 Lower Moor, £212 Sharplaw, Bascodyke Foot & Low Leam, £200 Leithanhall & East Kirk, £198 Hallburn Croft, £196 Bascodyke Foot, £195 East Kirk & Aspatria Hall.

Beltex £190 Hillside, £158 Gillesbie. 

Suffolk £186 Heatherglen, £145 Tone Hall, £144 Viewley, £138 Heatherglen, £137 Viewley, £132 Tone Hall.

North Country Cheviot £145 Tone Hall.

Cheviot Mule £122, £121 Baillie Farm, £118 Greenburn.

Bluefaced Leicester £118 Beacon Rigg, £114 Culdoach.  

Mule £117 Viewley, £116 Low Leam, £115 Thornton Tower, £114 Westend & Moss Side, £113 Ridsdale, £112 Paradise, £110 Linton, High Cattadale & Coatyards.  

LIGHT EWES

Cheviot £108, £105, £98 Glendearg, £93 Thornship, £88 Langdyke Cottage & Glendearg, £86 Swaites.  

Romney £100 Felkington, £95 Higher Lilleybrook, £89 Felkington.   

Blackface £98 Dryhope, £96 East Fortissat, £95 Baraskomel, £91 Pitland Hills, £90 Lanehead.     

Swaledale £89 Aspatria Hall, £80 Low Leam, £78 Craigdhu.

Easycare £77 East Fortissat.

RAMS

Bluefaced Leicester £230 Kirksteads.  

Texel £170 Middle Foot, £160 Viewley, £156 Thornton Tower, £150 Langdyke Cottage.

Beltex £140 Ridsdale.  

Cheviot £130 Skelfhill, £124 Drumreach.  

Charollais £124 Viewley.       

Averages:

Lambs
Light to           300.0p (243.9p)
Standard to      328.0p (275.9p)
Medium to      362.0p (278.1p)
Heavy to         316.0p (271.5p)
Overweight to 305.0p (266.5p)

Ewes
Light to           £108.00 (£61.15) 
Heavy to         £242.00 (£101.48)

Rams               £230.00 (£87.70)

 

corresponding week 2020 sale report